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The next UK Youth Parliament Election in Bath and North East Somerset will be on the:
2nd February 2012

For young people who are interested in representing their area as the next Member of Youth Parliament, there will be two training events involving workshops in; roles and responsibilities, public speaking, manifesto writing and campaigning:

Thursday November 24th 2011, 5pm - 9pm - The Coffee Lounge, Manvers Street, Bath
Thursday December 8th 2011, 5pm - 9pm The Guildhall, Bath

There will be key speakers at the two events, including; the current Members of Youth Parliament and their Deputies - Mike Fidanoglu, Alec Howells, Shyam Sawhney and Fiona Collier, Nathan Hartley - Cabinet Member for Early Years, Children, and Youth and Deputy Leader of Council, and John Dawson - National ‘Speaking Circles' Trainer. This is an excellent opportunity to gain skills that will help young people to develop as democratic leaders and give the young people of Bath and North East Somerset a voice.

 

   Manifestos (Click here)

The new members of the Youth Parliament have been announced by Bath & North East Somerset Council.

 

William is on the left of the photo (blue shirt). Mike is on the right (red shirt) with Cllr Nathan Hartley.

Following elections held on the 2nd February 2012, Mike Fidanolgu, of Hayesfield Sixth Form, Bath, was elected Youth Parliament Member for Bath, with 2,588 votes, and William Bridges, of Writhlington School, Radstock, was declared Youth Parliament Member for North East Somerset with 1,908 votes.

A total of 5,476 young people voted at polling booths in schools and youth hubs across Bath and North East Somerset.

The Members of the Youth Parliament will work together on projects that affect Bath and North East Somerset and at national and regional events to represent the authority.
The UK Youth Parliament is managed by The Children's Society and the young people's organisation Off the Record.

Bath & North East Somerset Council provided the necessary equipment and support to help run the election, including ballot boxes, booths and papers.

Councillor Nathan Hartley (Lib-Dem, Peasedown), Deputy Leader of Council and Cabinet Member for Early Years, Children and Youth, announced the result of the election as returning officer. He said: "The UK Youth parliament Election Day is a culmination of lots of hard work, school visits and training days and support to the young people standing - helping them to prepare their campaigns.

"This was a very hard fought race which has given all the candidates and the young voters a valuable insight into the election process, and has offered them a say in who they want to represent them on issues that matter to them.

"Improving the life chances of children and young people is a key priority of Bath & North East Somerset Council so we're proud to support the Youth Parliament. We wish the new Members the best of luck and we look forward to working alongside them in the future."

There are 369 seats for elected Members of the UK Youth Parliament, all aged 11-18.

Members are usually elected in annual youth elections throughout the UK. Any young person aged 11-18 can stand or vote. In the past two years one million young people have voted in UK Youth Parliament elections.

 

Connecting generations: discover the digital world together safely

Safer Internet Day 2012 is celebrated worldwide and this year is an opportunity to encourage users young and old to "discover the digital world together safely". An inspirational array of activity is taking place nationwide, coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre (www.saferinternet.org.uk), with all activities focusing attention on empowering all generations to safely benefit from the opportunities that the internet offers.

South West Grid for Learning, along with its partners Childnet International and the Internet Watch Foundation, are the consortium three members of the UK Safer Internet Centre and will co-ordinate activities for Safer Internet Day throughout the UK for a second year running.